After months of fraught negotiations with the United States, Japan clinched a deal just days before punitive tariffs were scheduled to take effect.

The S&P 500 index notched its third consecutive record high Wednesday, with a U.S.-Japan tariff deal and signs of progress with other trade partners lifting the Dow Jones Industrial Average more than 500 points.

The European Union and the U.S. are moving toward a trade deal that could include a 15% U.S. baseline tariff on EU goods and possible exemptions, two European diplomats said on Wednesday, potentially moving President Donald Trump closer to another major trade agreement on the heels of the one he just unveiled with Japan.